This is a long novel, a tapestry of life in rural Australia with all the characters, the localities, the climate and the social life so finely pictured that not one single aspect of the portrayal... More > jars. Reminiscent of John Steinbeck's wonderful pen pictures of rural America and the unique characters that dwelt therein.
The story line is good and well maintained. The language is rough but not aggressively Australian and laced with typical wit. The racial prejudice is infiltrated throughout the story so imperceptibly that it becomes almost acceptable as a normal attitude, as does the behavior of the senior policeman in the small station.
It is only as the story draws to its rather horrifying conclusion that the reader begins to realize its skillful condemnation of the average Australian's apathy towards bad social attitudes and political intrigue.
This is not to suggest the tale degenerates into a lecture on morality. It is an excellent read throughout.< Less

This is a long novel, a tapestry of life in rural Australia with all the characters, the localities, the climate and the social life so finely pictured that not one single aspect of the portrayal... More > jars. Reminiscent of John Steinbeck's wonderful pen pictures of rural America and the unique characters that dwelt therein.
The story line is good and well maintained. The language is rough but not aggressively Australian and laced with typical wit. The racial prejudice is infiltrated throughout the story so imperceptibly that it becomes almost acceptable as a normal attitude, as does the behavior of the senior policeman in the small station.
It is only as the story draws to its rather horrifying conclusion that the reader begins to realize its skillful condemnation of the average Australian's apathy towards bad social attitudes and political intrigue.
This is not to suggest the tale degenerates into a lecture on morality. It is an excellent read throughout.< Less

(Liber LIX - No 59 - Class C)
Across the Gulf — 'A fantastic account of a previous incarnation. Its principal interest is that its story of the overthrowing of Isis by Osiris may help the... More > reader to understand the meaning of the overthrowing of Osiris by Horus in the present Æon.'< Less

Historical Middle Eastern adventure focusing on a time when the long fuse of violence and tension is lit, in 1979. The story takes place in a land where women are still covered to avoid tempting the... More > virtuous men of faith, a spirited young woman finds herself the element of evil making good men behave badly. Passion and adventure are wrapped in the shroud of culture and history as an American girl meets a wealthy Arab who offers her excitement.< Less

Historical Middle Eastern adventure focusing on a time when the long fuse of violence and tension is lit, in 1979. The story takes place in a land where women are still covered to avoid tempting the... More > virtuous men of faith, a spirited young woman finds herself the element of evil making good men behave badly. Passion and adventure are wrapped in the shroud of culture and history as an American girl meets a wealthy Arab who offers her excitement.< Less

Historical Middle Eastern adventure focusing on a time when the long fuse of violence and tension is lit, in 1979. The story takes place in a land where women are still covered to avoid tempting the... More > virtuous men of faith, a spirited young woman finds herself the element of evil making good men behave badly. Passion and adventure are wrapped in the shroud of culture and history as an American girl meets a wealthy Arab who offers her excitement.< Less

This book of reflections explores how we build the gulfs that divide us. The gulf is everywhere; in our homes, in our neighborhoods, in our workplaces. It is not just over there.
The gulf is in... More > our hearts. It is every lie we have believed, every injustice we have ignored, every violation we have borne. The gulf is our broken heart. These reflections point to the problem, to the ways we manufacture the gulf through our divisive beliefs. The accompanying images point to the solution by revealing the beauty and strength within nature and within the human spirit. Where there is NO GULF, there is NO WAR.< Less

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